普高专升本英语（阅读理解）模拟试卷69

普高专升本英语（阅读理解）模拟试卷

69

一、常规阅读（本题共25题，每题7.0分，共25分。）

CharlotteHollinsknowsshefacesabattle.The23-year-oldBritishfannerandher21-

year-oldbrotherBenarelightingtosavethefarmfromthecitydevelopersthattheir

fatherhasworkedonsincehewas14.Whilesheisconfidenttheywillsucceed,shelists

fanning^manychallenges."Youdon'toftengetadayoff.Supermarketsputalotof

pressureonfarmerstokeeppricesdown.Withfewerpeopleworkingonfarmsitcanbe

isolating,"shesaid."Thereisahighrateofsuicideandfarmingwillnevermakeyou

rich!"OliverRobinson,25,grewuponafarminYorkshire.Butheneverconsidered

stayingonhisfatherandgrandfathersland."TmsureDadhopedI'dstay,"hesaid."I

guessit'sanice,straightfbrwardlife,butitdoesn'tappeal.Forambitiousyoungpeople,

fannlifewouldbeahardworld.'*ForRobinson,fanningdoesn'toffermuchintennsof

moneyorlifestyle.Hollinsagreesthateconomicsstopspeoplefrompursuingfarming

rewards;"providingforavitalhumanneed,whileworkingoutdoorswithnature".

FarmingisabigpoliticalissueintheUK."BuyBritish"campaignsencourageconsumers

nottobuycheaperimportedfoods.The2001"footandmouthcrisis"closedthousandsof

farms,stoppedmeatexports,andraisedpublicconsciousnessoftroublesinBritish

fanning.JamieOliver's2005campaigntogetchildrentoeathealthilyalsohighlighted

theissue.Thisnationalconcernbringshopeforfarmerscompetingwithpowerful

supermarkets.Whilemostpeoplebuyfoodfromthebigsupermarkets,hundredsof

independentFarmers'Marketsarebecomingpopular.

1、CharlotteHollinsistalkingaboutherfeelingofabatdebetween.

A、thepoorandtherich

B、farmersandcitydevelopers

CNyoungpeopleandtheirparents

D、smallmarketsandsupermarkets

标准答案：B

知识点解析：根据第一段前两句“…shefacesabattle...arefightingtosavethefann

fromthecitydevelopers...”可知，CharlotteHollins提到的战争是农民与城i]j开发者

之间的战争。故选B。

2、IntheeyesofCharlotteHollinsmakesfewerpeopleworkonfarms.

A、richlifeoffarmers

B、alowrateofsuicide

C、hardlifeonthefarms

D、ahighpriceoffarmproducts

标准答案：C

知识点解析：根据第一段中CharlotteHollins说的话可知，农民不富有，自杀率

高，农产品的价格被超市压得低。由此可推知，农场的艰难生活会使更少的人愿意

在那里工作。故选C。

3、Accordingtothepassage,moreandmoreyoungpeopleleavetheirfathers,land

becausefarmingcannotoffer.

A、ahardworld

B、avitalhumanneed

C^aniceandstraightforwardlife

D、enoughmoneyandhonorablelife

标准答案：D

知识点解析：根据第二段中的“'…Forambitiousyoungpeople,farmlifewouldbea

hardworld.uForRobinson,fanningdoesn'toffermuchintermsofmoneyorlifestyle.,,

可知，对彳j雄心的年轻人来说，农场生活是艰苦的，而且农场经营并不能为人们提

供许多金钱，改善他们的生活方式。由此可推知，越来越多的年轻人离开祖祖辈辈

生活过的土地是因为从事农业不能为他们提供足够的金钱和体面生活。A、B、C

三项均是从事农业所带来的东西，不符合题意，均可排除。故选D。

4、"BuyBritish"campaigns.

A^bringbenefittofanners

B、stopmeatexport

C、closethousandsoffarms

D^askchildrentoeathealthyfood

标准答案：A

知识点解析：根据最后一段第二句'"BuyBritish'campaignsencourageconsumersnot

tobuycheaperimportedfoods.”可知，BuyBritish运动鼓励消费者不要购买更便宜

的进口食品，也就是要购买英国本土的食品。由此可推知，BuyBrilish运动给农民

带来了好处，所以A项正确。B、C两项是2001年口蹄疫危机的影响；D项是

2005年JamieOliver发起的运动的目的，均不符合题意。故选A。

5、Accordingtothepassage,Farmers'Marketsarebecomingpopularbecause.

A、thousandsoffarmsareclosed

B、farmersaretheownersofthemarkets

C、morepeopleareconcernedabouthealthyfood

D、JamieOliver's2005campaignurgespeopleto"BuyBritish"

标准答案：C

知识点解析：根据最后一段最后两句"Thisnationalconcernbringshopeforfarmers

competingwithpowerfulsupermarkets.Whilemostpeoplebuyfoodfromthebig

supermarkets,hundredsofindependentFarmcrs,Marketsarcbecomingpopular.“可

知，这种全国性的关注为与强大的超市竞争的农民带来了希望；虽然大多数人从大

超市购买食品，但许多独立的农贸市场正变得受欢迎。再根据上文提到的口蹄疫危

机和提倡儿童吃健康食品的运动可推知，人们去农贸市场是因为那里的食品更安

全、更健康，即农贸市场正变得受欢迎是因为更多人关注健康食品。A项是口蹄疫

危机的后果；B、D两项在文中并未提及。故选C。

Peopleandthesourcesofairpollutionarefoundinthesameplaces.Thismeansthat

citieswithlargepopulationshavethebiggestproblemofdirtyair.Airpollutioniscaused

bymanydifferentthings.Amajorsourceofairpollutionistheexhaustfumes（废气）

fromcars.Anothermajorsourceofdirtyairistheburningofcoalandoilforenergy.This

energyisneededtomakeelectricity.Ofcourse,muchmoreelectricityisusedinthecity

thaninthecountry.Onaverage,wethrowawaymoretrashandgarbagethantheyear

before.Theburningofgarbageleadstoairpollution.Manymajorindustriesarealsothe

causeofthedirtyairinandaroundthecities.Thefumesfromiron,steel,chemical,and

petroleumproductionaddparticlestotheair.Theeffectsofairpollutionrangefrommild

headachestodeath.Thelevelsofpollutionfoundinheavytrafficmaycauseheadachesor

lossofclearsight.Wherevercoalandoilareusedforfuel,fumesmaykilltreesand

plants.Insomeofthelargercities,thesefumesendangerthelivesofhumanbeingsby

leadingtolungdiseaseandcausingearlydeath.

6、Fromthepassage,weknowthat.

A、airpollutioniscausedbyelectricity

Bxthecauseofairpollutionisnotpeople

C^airpollutioniscausedbymanydifferentsources

D^headachesanddeatharenotrelatedtoairpollution

标准答案：C

知识点解析：根据第一段第三、四、五句"Airpollutioniscausedbymanydifferent

things.Amajorsourceofairpollutionistheexhaustfumesfromcars.Anothermajor

source…”可知，空气污染是由多种因素造成的。故选C。

7、WhichofthefollowingisNOTthecauseofairpolution?

A、Cars.

Headaches.

C、Burninggarbage.

D、Burningcoalandoil.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：根据第一段第四句"Amajorsourceofairpollutionistheexhaustfumes

fromcars.“可知，A项正确；根据第二段第二句"Theburningofgarbageleadstoair

pollution出poHution.“可知，C项正确；根据第一段第五句"Anothermajorsourceof

dirtyairistheburningofcoalandoilforenergy.”可知,D项正确。根据最后一段第

一句"Theeffectsofairpollutionrangefrommildheadachestodeath.”可知，头痛是空

气污染造成的后果，而非原因，B项错误。故选B。

8、Whatarethemajorsourcesofairpollutionincities?

A、Trashandgarbage.

B、Majorindustries.

C、Carsandpopulations.

D^Exhaustfumesandtheburningforenergy.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：根据第一段第四、五句"Amajorsourceofairpollutionistheexhaust

fumesfromcars.Anothermajorsourceofdirtyairistheburningofcoalandoilfor

energy.”可知，城市中空气污染的主要来源是小汽车排出的废气以及为取得能源而

燃烧煤和石油造成的污染。故选D。

9、WhichofthefollowingbadeffectsthatairpollutionhasonpeopleisNOTmentioned

inthepassage?

A^Heartdisease.

B、Lungdisease.

C>Lossofclearsight.

D^Headaches.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：根据最后一段中出现的causeheadachesorlossofclearsight.Wherever

coalandoilareusedforfuel,fumesmaykilltreesandplants.Insomeofthelargercities,

thesefumesendangerthelivesofhumanbeingsbyleadingtolungdisease可知，B、

C、D二项均是空气污染给人们带来的负面影响：文中并未提及A项（心脏病）.故

选Ao

10、Whatisstatedinthepassage?

A、Howcarsproducefumes.

B、Whysomanypeopleliveincities.

C、Whatthecausesandeffectsofairpollutionare.

D、Howpeopleincitiesfeelaboutpollutedair.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：通读全文可知，第一、二段主要讲述了空气污染产生的原因；最后一

段主耍说明了空气污染造成的后果。故选C。

Wanttoimproveyourlanguageskillsbutdon'thavethetimetogoabroadtoattenda

school?Moreandmoreuniversitiesaroundtheworldareofferingopportunitiesfor

studentstogetdegreesonline（distanceeducation）fromthecomfortoftheirownhomes,

andmanyofthesecollegesanduniversitiesareaccrediled（检定合格的）,meaningthat

theyhavemetcertainstandardsofexcellence.Ifyoudecidetotakelanguagecourses

online（oranysubjectsforthatmatter）,besurethereareadvantagesinstudyingonline.

Itscostsarcusuallylower,youcanstudyatyourownpace（节奏）,andyoucaneasilyget

thematerials24hoursadayfromalmostanycomputerintheworld.However,youwon't

getthehumaninteractionofmeetingpeoplefacetoface,asyouwouldifyouwere

attendingaschoolabroadinperson.Ontheotherhand,theadvantagesofgoingabroad

mayincludeday-to-daychancestolearnanewculture,tomeetnewfriendswithwhom

youcanuseandpracticethelanguage,andtoseedifferentpartsoftheworld.However,

theremaybeanumberofdisadvantagesforsomestudents,includinghighcosts,time

awayfromone'sschool,family,orworklife,anddifficultyingettingusedtoanew

cultureandwayoflife.Ifyouchooseadistanceeducationprogram,choosetheonethat

meetsyoureducationalneeds,youcanafford,andequallyimportant,providesyouwith

chancestogrowbeyonddieclassroomthroughculturalandeducationalactivities.

11、Whatisthepurposeoftheauthorinwritingthepassage?

A、Todiscusswaysofimprovinglanguageskills.

B、Topersuadepeopletogoabroadtoattenduniversities.

C^Toadvisereaderstomeetdifferentpeoplefromabroad.

D^Tointroduceonlineprogramstopeopleunabletogoabroad.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：通读全文可知，第一段提出“想提高语言技能却没时间出国上学''的问

题并引出了解决办法一远程教育；第二、三段分别介绍了网络课程和出国学习的

优缺点；最后一段建议读者选择适合自己的远程教育课程。由此可推知，本文的目

的是让不能出国的人了解网络课程。故选D。

12、Whatisthedisadvantageofstudyingalanguageonline?

A、Youmaynotbeabletokeepupwiththeprogram.

B、Youmaynotmeetycurteachersinperson.

C、Thecomputermaybreakdownanytime.

D、Thecoursesmaylastmuchlonger.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：根据第二段最后一句"However,youwon'tgetthehumaninteractionof

meetingpeoplefacetoface,asyouwouldifyouwereattendingaschoolabroadin

person.”可知，通过网络学习语言课程，你将不能像亲自在国外上学那样和人们面

对面地互动。由此可推知，在网上学习一•种语言的缺点是你不能亲自见到你的老

师。故选B。

13、Thethirdparagraphmainlydiscussesthegoodandbadthingsabout

A^studyingabroad

B、classroomlearning

C^learningaculture

D、learningonline

标准答案：A

矢口识点解析：根据第三段“Ontheotherhand,theadvantagesofgoingabroadmay

include...However,theremaybeanumberofdisadvantagesfbrsomestudents…”可知，

本段主要讨论了出国学习的优缺点。故选A。

14、Whatisimportantwhenyouconsideradistanceeducationprogram?

A、Itallowsyoutomeetpeoplefacetoface.

Itprovidesyouwithchancestogotoschool.

C^Itmeetsyoureducationalneeds.

D、Itoffersyoumaterials24hoursaday.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：根据最后一段"Ifyouchooseadistanceeducationprogram,choosethe

onethatmeetsyoureducationalneeds,youcanafford,andequallyimportant,provides

youwithchancestogrowbeyondtheclassroomthroughculturalandeducational

activities.”可知，如果你选择远程教育，选择一个满足你的教育需要、你支付得起

并且给你提供通过文化和教育活动获得教室之外的成长机会的课程。故选Co

15、Howisthepassageorganized?

A、Topic-Comparison-Opinion

B、Question—Effect-Opinion

C^Topic—Examples—Effect

D^Question-Cause—Effect

标准答案：A

知识点解析：通读全文可知，第一段提出问题并引出本文的话题——远程教育；第

二、三段将网络课程和出国学习的优缺点进行了比较；最后一段提出了意见一选

择适合自己的远程教育课程。由此可推知，本文的结构是：话题一比较一意见。故

选Ao

Whatisyourfavoritecolor?Doyoulikeyellow,orange,orred?Ifyoudo,youmustbe

anoptimist（乐观主义者）,aleader,anactivepersonwhoenjoyslife,peopleand

excitement.Doyouprefergreysandblues?Thenyouareprobablyquiet,shy,andyou

wouldratherfollow[hanlead.Youtendtobeapessimist（悲观主义者）.Atleast,thisis

whatpsychologiststellus,andtheyshouldknow,becausetheyhavebeenseriously

studyingthemeaningofcolorpreference,aswellastheeffectthatcolorshaveonhuman

beings.Theytellus,amongotherfacts,thatwedonotchooseourfavoritecoloraswe

growup—wcarcbornwithourpreference.Ifyouhappentolovebrown,youdidsoas

soonasyouopenedyoureyes,oratleastassoonasyoucouldseeclearly.Colorsdo

influenceourmoods-thereisnodoubtaboutit.Ayellowroommakesmostpeoplefeel

morecheerfulandmorerelaxedthanadarkgreenone,andareddressbringswarmthand

cheertothesaddestwinterday.Ontheotherhand,blackisdepressing.Ablackbridge

overtheThamesRiver,nearLondon,usedtobethesceneofmoresuicides（自杀）than

anyotherbridgeinthearea—untilitwasrepaintedgreen.Thenumberofsuicide

attemptsimmediatelyfellsharply;perhapsitwouldhavefallenevenmoreifthebridge

hadbeendoneinpinkorbabyblue.Lightandbrightcolorsmakepeoplenotonlyhappier

butmoreactive.Itisanestablishedfactthatfactoryworkersworkbetter,harder,and

havefeweraccidentswhentheirmachinesarepaintedorangeratherthanblackorgrey.

16、Thesentence"youwouldratherfollowthanlead"inParagraph1meansthatyou

would.

A、liketoleadfollowers

B、beafraidoffollowingothers

C、beamemberratherthanaleader

D、liketobealeaderratherthanafollower

标准答案：C

知识点解析:wouldrather...than…意为”宁愿而不愿”,此处指“宁愿追随

而不愿领导由此可推知，此每话想表达的意思是“你宁愿当一个追随者（成员），

而不愿当一名领导者”，C项与其表达的意思一致。故选C。

17、Ifoneenjoyslife,oneissuretoprefer.

A、redtoyellow

B、bluetoorange

C、bluetoyellow

D、redtogrey

标准答案：D

知识点解析：根据第一段第二、三句"Doyoulikeyellow,orange,orred?Ifyoudo,

youmustbe...whoenjoyslife,peopleandexcitement.”可知，喜欢黄色、橘色或红色

的人是乐观主义者、领导者、享受生活的积极人士。由此可推知，如果一个人享受

生活的话，他更喜爱这三种颜色。根据第一段第四、五、六句"Doyouprefergreys

andblues…Youtendtobeapessimist.”可知，悲观主义者喜欢灰色和蓝&结合选

项可知，选D。

18、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?

A、People'spreferenceofonecolortoanotherisinstinctive.

B、People'spreferenceofonecolortoanotherisacquiredastheygrowup.

C、Factoryworkersmeetfeweraccidentswhentheirmachinesarepaintedgrey.

D、Morepeoplehappentolovebrownbecausetheysawitwhentheywereborn.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：根据第一段倒数第二句”…wedonotchooseourfavoritecoloraswe

growup一wearebornwithourpreference."可知，我们并非在成长的过程中选择最

喜爱的色彩，而是早在我们出生时就已经确定了喜好，因此A项正确，B项不正

确；根据第三段最后一句“…havefeweraccidentswhentheirmachinesarepainted

orangeratherthanblackorgrey.”可知，当机器涂卜橘色而不是黑色或灰色时，TJ

的工人会发生更少的事故，所以C项不正确；根据第一段最后一句"Ifyouhappen

tolovebrown,youdidsoassoonasyouopenedyoureyes…''可知，如果你碰巧喜欢棕

色，那么在你出生时就已经是这样了，而并非因为你出生时看到了棕色而碰巧喜欢

它，所以D项不正确。故选A。

19、ThosewhocommittedsuicidepreferredthebridgeovertheThamesRivertoothers

becauseofits.

A、shape

B>color

C^structure

D^material

标准答案：B

知识点解析：根据第二段最后两句"AblackbridgeovertheThamesRiver...usedtobe

thesceneofmoresuicides...Thenumberofsuicideattemptsimmediatelyfellsharply...n

可知，过去自杀者都偏向选择泰晤士河上的黑色桥作为自杀地，而在它被刷成绿色

后，企图自杀的人数就急剧下降。由此可推知，color（色彩）是自杀者选择在泰晤士

河的桥上自杀的重要因素。shape：形状，外形；structure：结构，构造；

material：材料，原料。故选B。

20、Themainideaofthepassageisthat

A、colorsaffectpeople'smood

B、colorsaffectpeople'scharacter

C^brightcolorsmakepeoplemoreactive

D、colorpreferenceshowspeople'scourage

标准答案：A

知识点解析：通读全文可知，第一段讲述了人们对色彩的喜好以及喜好不同色彩所

代表的性格特征；第二、三段讲述了色彩对人们情绪（mood）的影响。由此可推知，

本文主要讲述的是色彩对人们情绪的影响。故选Ao

Itisreallyasurprisethatafterhundredsofyears,educationistshavestillfailedtodesign

anythingmoreefficientandreliablethanexaminations.Itisclaimedthatexaminations

testwhatyouknow,butitiscommonknowledgethattheymoreoftendotheexact

opposite.Theymaybeagoodmeansoftestingmemory,ortheskillsofworkingrapidly

underextremepressure,buttheycantellyounothingaboutaperson'strueability.As

anxietymakers,examinationsaresecondtonone.Thatisbecausesomuchdependson

them.Theyarethemarkofsuccessorfailureinoursociety.Yourwholefuturemaybe

decidedinonefatefulday.Noonecanshowhisbestwithworry,orafterasleepless

night,yetthisispreciselywhattheexaminationsystemexpectshimtodo.Agood

educationshould,amongotherthings,trainyoutothinkforyourself.Theexamination

system,however,doesanythingbutthat.Whathastobelearntislaiddownbya

syllabus（教学大名冈），sothestudentisencouragedtomemorizeit.Examinationsdonot

motivateastudenttoreadwidely,andtheydonotenablehimtoseekmoreandmore

knowledge.Furthermore,teachersthemselvesareoftenjudgedbytheresultsoftheir

students'examinations.Consequently,theyhavetotraintheirstudentstomasterexam

techniqueswhichtheydislike.Themostsuccessfulcandidatesarenotalwaysthebest

educatedbutthebesttrained.Theresultsonwhichsomuchdependsareoftennothing

morethanasubjectiveassessmentbysomeanonymous（匿名的）examiners.They

certainlymakemistakes,becausetheyhavetomarkmountainsofscripts（笔试答卷）ina

limitedamountoftime.Theyworkunderthesamesortofpressureasthecandidates.

21、Themainideaofthispassageisthatexaminationsarc.

A、anxietymakers

B、harmfultoeducation

C^reliableandefficient

D、goodmeasuresofmemory

标准答案：

知识之解析B：通读全文可知，本文通篇都在讲述考试的弊端。第一段指出教育学家

未能设计出比考试更为有效和可靠的方法，考试可能是测试记忆力或在极端压力下

快速工作技能的好方法，但无法告诉我们一个人真正的能力；第二至四段分别讲述

了考试的弊端：考试是焦虑制造者，考试制度鼓励学生死记硬背而无法训练他们独

立思考，考试结果可能是匿名考官的主观评估。由此可推知，”考试对教育有害”是

本文的主旨。故选B。

22、Itisclearthattheauthorexaminations.

A、arguesfor

B、arguesagainst

C、isinterestedin

D、isindifferentto

标准答案：B

知识点解析：由上题的分析可知，考试有诸多弊端